Software Engineering Director - Ignition

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KPMG is currently seeking an Engineering Director to join our Tax Ignition Team. This is a hybrid work opportunity out of our Denver, CO or Montvale, NJ location.

Responsibilities:

• Define roadmaps and technical strategies for multi‑year, large‑scale programs that span cloud services, microservices, front‑end frameworks and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning (ML) integrations
• Act as the main liaison between business stakeholders, enterprise architects, security/risk officers and product leadership to align priorities, scope and budgets
• Own end‑to‑end program delivery; guide design reviews, enforce best practices (infrastructure as code, containerization, API standards), and validate POCs for new technologies (LLM fine‑tuning, prompt‑based workflows, and more)
• Hire, mentor and grow a high‑performing team of engineers (full‑stack, data science, DevOps; create clear career paths, and foster a culture of continuous learning
• Work in a highly regulated environment with security testing and risk teams to bake in security‑by‑design threat modeling, automated security scans, pen‑testing cycles and regulatory compliance

Qualifications:

• Minimum ten years of recent experience in software engineering; minimum five years of recent experience in a leadership role; proven track record running large, complex enterprise programs on Azure (App Services, Functions,  Azure Kubernetes Service, SQL Database)
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, engineering or related field is preferred; Master's degree from an accredited college or university is desired
• Deep practical experience and background in Python, .NET Framework/Core, C#, PowerShell, Angular, TypeScript, LLM fine‑tuning (Azure OpenAI or open‑source), data pipelines, model deployment, DevOps/CI‑CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), infrastructure as code (ARM, Bicep)
• Exceptional communicating skills, demonstrated ability and comfort in presenting to C‑suite and translating business needs into technical solutions; possess a entrepreneurial mindset such as being proactive, data‑driven, and thrives in ambiguity
• Solid understanding of software engineering such as microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, authentication/authorization; Experience building enterprise systems using Python, .NET, C#, Angular, SQL and Azure is preferred
• Strong Python skills and experience with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit‑learn) is preferred with excellent analytical skills
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

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